Running an MSSQL Database inside a Linux Docker Container can be done for many reasons. You might want to host your dockerize your whole web application or even the DB part of it. When using such a Container you want to have an easy way to see the content of the Database. For that we can use the SQL Server Management Studio tool.

When using web applications inside a Docker Container you might come across SSL certificates that have to be installed on the running Container. Things get a little bit more complicated when you want to install Windows certificates into a Linux Image. Following you can see the steps to achieve this task.

Since the start of 2019, I have been using Docker containers in the projects I work on. Working with a command line tool (Windows PowerShell, Shell, etc.) is essential when creating new containers. Below is a list of the commands I use the most: